April 11, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@BOS 1 DET 5
@CHW 2 OAK 9
@CLE 7 MIN 5
@KCR 0 SEA 8
LAA 5 TBR 10
BAL 5 TOR 8
@TEX 5 ARI 8
COL 2 FLA 10
@HOU 6 SDP 7
@LAD 5 NYM 4
MIL 2 PHI 5
CHC 3 PIT 1
CIN 0 STL 8
@SFG 2 ATL 3
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,691

Friday, April 11, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Twins

5-5

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  4  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  8  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

W: L Hernandez (3-0), L: G Meche (0-2)

Royals

6-4

Lost 2

1st

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .326  .821   20    2   0   3B,2B
M Tolbert SS                  4   0   3   1    1   0  .556 1.230   12    2   5   SB
J Mauer C                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .641   32    5   0   
J Morneau 1B                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .250  .938   16   10   1   HR,IW
D Young LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .589   23    3   0   SB,GDP
J Kubel DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .717   14    0   0   
B Harris 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .346  .914   23    1   3   
M Lamb 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .565   11    0   2   
D Span RF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .222  .586   19    4   1   

L Hernandez P                                                            0   1
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5    5   7              170   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Gomez (4, off G Meche).

3B: C Gomez (1, off Y Yabuta).

HR: J Morneau (3, off G Meche; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

IBB: J Morneau (2, by G Meche).

TB: C Gomez 5; J Morneau 4; M Tolbert 3; D Span; B Harris.

GIDP: D Young (2).

RBI: C Gomez 2 (4); M Tolbert (1); D Span (1); J Morneau (8).

2-out RBI: C Gomez 2; M Tolbert; D Span.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Young (2, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); M Tolbert (1, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .458    7    3   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .387  .876   16    0   6   
M Teahen LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .343 1.023   13    1   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .146  .381   14    1   0   
B Butler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .385  .902   17    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .870   11    2   0   2B
R Gload 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .710   14    9   1   
J Buck C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .620   19    7   0   2B
A Callaspo SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .928   21    3   1   

G Meche P                                                                1   3
  Y Yabuta P                                                             0   1
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   0   9   0    1   5              132   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Buck (1, off J Nathan); A Gordon (3, off L Hernandez).

TB: A Gordon 3; J Buck 2; J Gathright; A Callaspo; M Teahen; B Butler; M Grudzielanek; R Gload.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Callaspo-R Gload.

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hernandez, W (3-0)           7     7   0   0    1   3   0   2.57   29   99-63   39· 8·16   11· 7· 7· 0     65    -     0.81   0.23
J Crain                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3    9-5     3· 2· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
J Nathan                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   20-16   11· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     9   0   0    1   5   0          36  128-84   53·13·18   14· 9· 7· 0           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Meche, L (0-2)               6     5   5   5    4   6   1   7.13   26  108-62   33· 6·23    8· 4· 4· 0     44    -     0.68  -0.26
Y Yabuta                       2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    9   38-24   18· 2· 4    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
R Ramirez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   12-8     6· 0· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   7   1          39  158-94   57· 8·29   13· 6· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Nathan (1); G Meche (1).

IBB: G Meche (1; J Morneau).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 16,691.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 18mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Gomez              CF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. M Tolbert            SS    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. M Teahen             LF 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. D Young              LF    5. B Butler             DH 
6. J Kubel              DH    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. B Harris             2B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. M Lamb               3B    8. J Buck               C  
9. D Span               RF    9. A Callaspo           SS 

   L Hernandez          P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  4   17%  77% C Gomez         G Meche         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Harris Scores; Span Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3  3   10%  59% D Span          G Meche         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Young Scores; Harris to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  4   -7%  50% M Lamb          G Meche         Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   2  0-3  -2-  3    6%  83% M Tolbert       G Meche         Single to CF (Line Drive); Gomez Scores
   b 5   1  5-0  123  4    5%  90% J Guillen       L Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  1   50%  M Tolbert       Single to 3B (Bunt to Front of Home)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Mauer         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   45%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   49%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   48%  M Teahen        Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      52%  B Harris        Young Steals 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Wild Pitch; Young to 3B
          --3  6   57%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   59%  D Span          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Young Scores; Harris to 2B
   RR     12-  4   77%  C Gomez         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Harris Scores; Span Scores
   R      -2-  3   83%  M Tolbert       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gomez Scores
   O      1--  4   82%  J Mauer         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   84%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   81%  A Gordon        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3   78%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive); Gordon to 2B
   O      12-  5   82%  J Buck          Lineout: CF
   O      12-  2   86%  A Callaspo      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   90%  J Morneau       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   90%  D Young         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   89%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   89%  B Harris        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  J Gathright     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   89%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   91%  M Teahen        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   92%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   91%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   91%  D Span          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   90%  C Gomez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   92%  B Butler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   90%  A Gordon        Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   92%  R Gload         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Gordon to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gil Meche facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   94%  M Tolbert       Walk
          1--      95%  J Mauer         Tolbert Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   95%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Tolbert to 3B
          --3  4   95%  J Morneau       Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  5   92%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Livan Hernandez facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   90%  A Callaspo      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   86%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Callaspo to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-  1   85%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive); Callaspo to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   O      123  4   90%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  7   95%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   95%  J Kubel         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   95%  A Gordon        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  R Gload         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 9-1-2
                  Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  D Span          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   97%  C Gomez         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  2   97%  M Tolbert       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  5   96%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Livan Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   97%  A Callaspo      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Gathright     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   98%  J Morneau       Walk
   O      1--  8   98%  D Young         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   98%  J Kubel         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  2   98%  B Harris        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morneau to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  M Lamb          Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jesse Crain facing 3-4-5
                  Jesse Crain replaces Livan Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  J Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Butler out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ramon Ramirez facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  C Gomez         Lineout: LF
          ---  1   99%  M Tolbert       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Nathan facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Nathan replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  A Gordon        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  J Buck          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-     100%  A Callaspo      Wild Pitch; Buck to 3B
   O      --3  8  100%  " "             Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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